Sunday, August 10, 2014

Hershey Gardens

I am happy to welcome Judith of Lavender Cottage as the new host of Mosaic Monday.. Thanks to Judith, Mosaic Monday lives on.. it has been one of my favorite memes. Special thanks to Mary of Little Red House for being such a great host of Mosaic Monday for these past years..

For my post I am sharing some of my photos from my visit to Hershey Gardens, in Hershey, Pa...the sweetest place on earth..Anyone living on the east coast has heard of the famous Chocolate Hershey bars..and the yummy Hershey kisses..

In the larger photo above you can see the rides at the Hershey Amusement park, we could hear the screams coming from the people on the rides..

I was able to zoom in for a closer look at the double roller coasters that are in the amusement park.

I had to check out the birds at Hershey Gardens too, where there are flowers I can usually find birds.. I did see a few Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. A few Gray Catbirds, Mourning Doves, a Downy Woodpecker and a lot of House Sparrows..

74 comments:

i have never seen a Julia and she is beautiful. so many wonderful flowers to draw the butterflies. love the statue of the little girl..and taking a photo of the roller coaster is as close as i would get to one.. it looks pretty high.

Hi Eileen, I do want to go there someday. I have never visited PA and it is on my list of vacation spots for the future. You know which bird picture caught my eye - yes, the Pileated. Great pictures. Have a wonderful week ahead!

Beautiful views, lots of info about... and great news about Mosaic Monday, too! Such lovely flowers, birds and beautiful butterflies! And the quote is awesome... it is from the Little Prince of Saint Exupery? Gorgeous post like Always!! All the best and Have a Great week!

This is a great place, fantastic photos Eileen. I remember going to the chocolate factory but not the gardens. I was with my sister and niece at the time. I think hubby and I are going to have to go back for the gardens :)

I just love that "neck of the woods!" At the beginning of the summer I was visiting Lancaster and my cousin has a meat shop over in Elizabethtown. Love your butterfly photos and especially the bronze of the little girl sniffing the rose!! What a nice day you had!!

I would have liked the butterfly house too, is that a butterfly bench in the top right of the first mosaic?The orange Julia is stunning, never seen it before.Thank you for linking to Mosaic Monday Eileen, you always have wonderful things from nature to share.

Oh so pretty. Our family got to go to Hershey but we were only able to drive through (on business) My kids loved the street lamps. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos. And thanks for coming by. I was glad to be able to join! Oh I see your little golden girl.So you know all about my little...errr big (!) shadow. I call her my Velcro dog! Have a great week.Sherry

We didn't go to the butterfly house when we traveled through there. But it sure is a neat place to visit and you got great photos. I'll never forget how good it smells everywhere! Makes you crave chocolate! Hugs, Diane

HI Eileen!! Of all the people I've known who have gone to Hershey, none have ever mentioned the amazing and beautiful gardens--WOW!! I think I would enjoy seeing them, the birds, butterflies etc., more than that roller coaster for sure! :-)

Beautiful photos and mosaics, Eileen!! I especially love the amazing variety of butterflies. I love birds and butterflies. :) You always take such good bird pictures. This looks like a lovely garden to visit; thanks so much for sharing with us.

I went to Hershey Park as a child, and my daughter did many years later, but I never knew there was a gardens there and a butterfly house. On the park. I remember riding that roller coaster! :-) Your mosaic shots of the gardens and birds and butterflies are just wonderful!

It has been many years since I visited Hershey Park, Eileen, and I don't think they had a butterfly pavilion back then. Luckily for me there is a beautiful butterfly Pavilion near me in Westminster, CO. Your photos of the rides and flowers in the park brought back memories! Does Hershey still offer a ride/tour of their chocolate factory? It was fun!

Wow, fabulous photos - the butterflies are stunning and the gardens are definitely on my list of places to visit when we next come over to PA to visit family. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog earlier, I hope you have a great week.

Hello Eileen,Very nice shots!! Great that shots with the woodpecker, butterfly and different flowers. But that shot with the double roller coaster is really fantastic. I like that so much, always nice to go in.

OMG!!! What a heavenly place Hershey Gardens is♡♡♡ Loved your colorful mosaic with lots of sweet flowers and birds♪♪♪ And your orange Julia is FANTASTIC! And how adorable the girl statue is; your phrase is wonderful as well, Eileen.

Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

Oh Eileen the gardens are beautiful. The year we visited Hershey it was late October so we pretty much missed the flowers. But I'll never forget the tour and the way the whole town smelled like chocolate kisses!

And even this Pacific Northwest girl had heard of Hershey candy bars (and by the time we visited I'd been eating them for over 50 years!).

What I think this pretty Eileen! The beautiful collages in your blog with the most beautiful pictures. Very special to also see !!! a woodpecker against the wall Beautiful butterflies, flowers and beautiful nature. Really a very big compliment!

Sadly, I am not able to participate in one of my favourite memes at this time, but can appreciate all the beauty of your photos, from the butterflies to the gorgeous flowers! I think I'd be snapping away non-stop, if I visited this place! Thanks for sharing and have a lovely week!

I looked through your images again.....I did not notice my bench the first time around!! I noticed on my last trip that those benches are all around the gardens now. Use to just be at the entrance. Did you look in the gift shop?? I got some really beautiful cards in there!!

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